97 Mercury Sable Wipers Won’t Turn Off

“My 97 Sable’s wipers won’t turn off. I was told to replace the wiper motor assembly.So I put on a rebuilt unit from a discount auto store. It’s still doing the same thing. What’s up?”

Well, that is THE most common problem causing the wipers to stay on. The motor and or circuit board in the motor assembly shorts out. Now you could have a bad wiper switch, or a bad general electrical module (a computer part that ultimately runs the wipers). But, before you go that far, I’d advise trying another wiper motor assembly, preferrably a new one instead of a rebuilt one. I’ve had lots of problems with some rebuilders and getting a bad rebuilt Ford wiper motor assembly has happenned to me MORE than once. I’ve personally never changed out a wiper switch on a Sable yet, but I’ve changed lots of motor assemblies. So that will show you what breaks most often.